Qi Yu was practicing how to use his gun when he was startled by a loud roar. He almost shot the guard beside him.
His face turned pale as he looked in the direction of Northern Border City. It was just as he had guessed. The monster that had appeared not long ago was in sight again. If it was just a flash in the pan that made him wonder if it was an illusion, he was absolutely sure that there was a terrifying demon beast in Northern Border City that he had never seen before.
"Lord Ye!" Qi Yu shouted. "That demon beast has appeared again!"
Ye Yiqing looked at the huge demon beast with a heavy gaze. Ye Zhen had already told him that it was the holy beast of the Dragon Slayer Race that was raised by Ming Xi. Without Ming Xi's orders, it wouldn't harm mortals.
But now that it had shown its true form, something must have happened over there.
He didn't know that the Grand Emperor was going to attack the human continent.
"Your Majesty, I'm worried that something has happened over there," Ye Yiqing said in a low voice.
"Can our cannons kill that big demon beast?" Qi Yu asked. If they could kill such a demon beast, they wouldn't be able to deal with other demon beasts.
Ye Yiqing hurriedly said, "That's Ming Xi's little monster. It won't harm mortals, so we can't use cannons against it."
Qi Yu frowned as he looked at the holy beast. "Why did it suddenly … grow bigger today?"
They weren't the only ones alarmed. All the people in the new city saw the holy beast. Looking at the monster that was almost midair, many of them paled and sat on the ground, unable to come back to their senses.
It was so tall and huge.
It could probably flatten half the city with one foot.
The demon beasts they had seen in the past paled in comparison to this.
Would they have a chance to live?
"Your Majesty, the city is in chaos. Some people are rushing to the seaside, wanting to leave the new city." A soldier quickly came to report to Qi Yu.
"We can't let them leave now. It's even more dangerous for them to leave," Ye Yiqing hurriedly said.
Qi Yu was shocked. He couldn't let the people be in chaos now. Otherwise, the situation that had finally calmed down would become even more chaotic.
"Your Majesty, I'll go to the port to stop them from leaving," Lord Ye said.
"No, go find Ye Zhen and see what's happening in the city. I'll take care of things here," Qi Yu said solemnly.
Ye Yi Qing nodded. "Okay, I'll go right away."
He was about to rush to Northern Border City when he ran into the Fire Phoenix at the city gate.
"Lord Ye, Yaoyao asked me to tell you that you don't have to worry about what's going on over there. They're just chasing away some random people. She'll explain to you in two days." Fire Phoenix stopped Ye Yiqing from going to Northern Border City.
Ye Yiqing gazed at the roaring giant beast in the air. "Are Yaoyao and Mingxi alright?"
"Of course nothing will happen." Fire Phoenix said, "Lord Ye, if you go find Yao Yao now, you won't be able to help her."
"Alright." Ye Yiqing was a reasonable person. He knew that he would not be able to help at this time, and he might even implicate his daughter. "The citizens of the new city have seen the small monsters. They are now rushing to the port to leave the new city."
Ming Xi was taken aback, "Where can they go if they leave the new city? The Young Emperor left a barrier here that prevents ordinary beasts from entering. The same can't be said for other places. What if the beasts refuse to cooperate with the Young Emperor and attack the mortals instead? "
This was what Ye Yiqing was worried about.
"No matter what, we have to stop them first," Ye Yiqing said.
Fire Phoenix frowned and thought about it. "Then I'll go with you."
"Alright." With Fire Phoenix, it might be more convincing.
"Lord Ye, you should come up. We don't know how long it will take to reach the port on horseback." Fire Phoenix sat on the ground and let Ye Yiqing sit on its back.
Ye Yiqing glanced at him, got down from his horse, and carefully sat on the back of the Fire Phoenix. He had heard of phoenixes before, but after seeing them, he felt that the legendary phoenixes were not as lively as the real thing.
He never thought that he would be able to sit on Fire Phoenix's back one day.
"Huo 'er, tell me the truth. Did something happen in the city?" Ye Yiqing looked back at the small monsters and felt that they were fighting with something.
"The Grand Emperor can't tolerate the human continent and wants people to destroy it. There's also that Du Xing. He wants to steal Mingxi's sacred beast. Otherwise, he'll be with the Grand Emperor and make the mortals lose their living space."
Ye Yiqing was shocked. Wasn't the Nine Heavens Grand Emperor the god of this world? Didn't gods protect the weaker races? Why did they want to destroy the human continent?
"That Du Xing was sent by the Grand Emperor?" Ye Yiqing asked, "Why did the Grand Emperor want to destroy this place?"
"I'm not sure," Fire Phoenix said in a low voice. "However, the Grand Emperor never seemed to like the human continent."
It had been like this since long ago. Although he didn't experience the great war of gods and demons ten thousand years ago, he heard Yao Yao mention that if the Grand Emperor didn't ignore the demon beasts, he wouldn't have appeared in the Heaven Castle, and Wen Tian wouldn't have become a Supreme Lord.
To put it bluntly, everything was caused by the Grand Emperor.
Actually, the current situation was still stable. As long as Young Emperor cleared the path in the Flame Region and moved the demon beasts there, even the ones in the Heaven Castle, the human continent would be able to return to its normal order. There would be no more demon beasts causing trouble.
Whether it was for the demon beasts or the human continent, it was the best arrangement.
Obviously, the Grand Emperor didn't think so. He didn't want the demon beasts to go to the Flame Region and only allowed them to go to the Desolate Hell.
That meant that he didn't want to give them a way out.
In other words, the Grand Emperor wanted to use the demon beasts to destroy the human continent.
The demon beasts had nowhere to go, so they could only stay in the human continent. They were bound to fight for territory and food with mortals.
Ye Yiqing listened to Fire Phoenix's words, and his gaze became heavier.
"We're here," Fire Phoenix said.
The only port of the new city was filled with people. They were all commoners who wanted to leave. However, there weren't many ships, so many people were squeezing to get on them.
The soldiers sent by Qi Yu were trying to disperse the crowd and prevent them from leaving.
However, the effect wasn't good. The commoners and the soldiers were already in conflict.
"Stop!" Ye Yiqing shouted.
"Everyone, stop and listen to me," Ye Yiqing shouted.
"Stop now."
"…"
No matter what Ye Yiqing said, no one heard him.
Fire Phoenix said, "Lord Ye, they can't hear you. Do you need my help?"
"… How?" Ye Yiqing could accept it as long as they didn't spit fire.
Fire Phoenix stopped above everyone's heads and used a bit of spirit power. Although her voice wasn't loud, it traveled clearly to everyone's ears. "Shut up!"
The noisy port quietened down in an instant.
Someone raised his head and saw a ball of fire phoenix. He was so scared that he almost knelt down.
Was that … the big bird talking just now?
Was that a demon beast?
Fire Phoenix transformed into a youth and returned to Ye Yiqing's side. "Lord Ye, look, they've all quietened down."
"…"
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